Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan

Photo by Cpl. Darien Wright - U.S. Airmen with the U.S. Air Force 36th Contingency Response Squadron, 36th Contingency Response Group, demonstrate how to secure cargo during a training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 12, 2023. The U.S. Air Force 36th Contingency Response Group conducted joint training that focused on equipment and process interoperability in a contested logistics environment with the MCAS Iwakuni Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Logistics Department and members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.  (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Darien Wright)

Courtesy photo - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Robert Navarro, poses for a photo. (Courtesy photo)

Photo by Cpl. Raymond Tong - Renee Cobb the principal Matthew C. Perry High School hugs a member of the graduating class during a ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, May 21, 2023. Biden visited MCAS Iwakuni as part of the Joining Forces initiative which focuses on supporting veteran families, caregivers, and survivors. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Raymond Tong)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Lennon Dregoiw - U.S. Navy Sailor HN Patrick Pierson, a preventive medicine technician with the Naval Family Branch Health Clinic (BHC), prepares an influenza vaccine during Exercise Active Shield aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, Oct. 27, 2020. The BHC conducted a 72-hour mass immunization event to vaccinate all active-duty service members at the air station. Active Shield is an annual bilateral exercise partnering U.S. and Japanese forces for the protection and defense of MCAS Iwakuni and other assets in the region in order to sustain military operations in support of the U.S.-Japan Alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lennon Dregoiw)

Swimmers dive into the water during a relay at IronWorks Gym Pool, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, February 16, 2020. The Tsunamis, the MCAS Iwakuni Schools' swim team hosted a friendly swim meet with Ocean Swim team, the local Iwakuni City swim team, in order to foster their friendship in sports. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai) - Swimmers dive into the water during a relay at IronWorks Gym Pool, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, February 16, 2020. The Tsunamis, the MCAS Iwakuni Schools' swim team hosted a friendly swim meet with Ocean Swim team, the local Iwakuni City swim team, in order to foster their friendship in sports. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and Japanese residents, students, and leaders take part in kakizome, at Waki Elementary School, Waki Town, Japan, Jan. 11, 2019. Kakizome is the first calligraphy writing of the year that sets the writers goals for the New Year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai) - Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and Japanese residents, students, and leaders take part in kakizome, at Waki Elementary School, Waki Town, Japan, Jan. 11, 2019. Kakizome is the first calligraphy writing of the year that sets the writers goals for the New Year. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Triton Lai)

Japanese and MCAS Iwakuni residents compete together in Undokai event - Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni and Iwakuni City residents compete in a game of tug-of-war during the Undokai children’s sports event at Atago Sports Complex in Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 23, 2019. The Undokai children’s sports event consisted of six events that gave station residents the opportunity to compete in team-building games alongside Iwakuni locals. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited)

MCAS Iwakuni residents make engraved Tenkoku stamps - Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni residents pose for a photo after a class at the Atago Lotus Cultural Center in Iwakuni City, Japan, Nov. 14, 2019. The trip was hosted by the Cultural Adaptation Program which gave station residents the opportunity to learn the history of Monk Dokyuru and the stamp he brought to Iwakuni. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited)

Colonel Fredrick Lewis signs Fire Prevention Proclamation - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Fredrick Lewis, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni commanding officer, and John Neville, installation fire chief, sign the fire prevention proclamation on MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, September 27, 2019. Fire Prevention Week's purpose is to prepare MCAS Iwakuni residents for potential fires. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited)

MCAS Iwakuni residents learn how to grocery shop - Mikie Watanabe, a cultural adaptation specialist with Marine Corps Community Services, shows Jaclyn Kupka, a Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni resident, how to tell the difference between firm and soft tofu at Fresta Supermarket, Iwakuni City, Japan, September 20, 2019. Watanabe took MCAS Iwakuni residents to a Japanese supermarket to expose them to Japanese culture as part of the air station's cultural adaptation program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited)